APHUG Unit 1 Vocabulary Part 1

Distance North/South of the equator:

Dot-Distribution maps are best described as maps that display:

Maps that represent a large area, but with less detail:

Choropleth maps are best described as maps that display:

Accessibility describes:

Scale of analysis is best described as:

Data that can be connected to a specific place:

Representations of reality that help explain spatial activity and phenomena.

Thematic maps are best described as maps that display:

Type of map that uses symbols (often circles) of different sizes to represent different amounts of something:

Plat maps represent:

Distance east/west of the Prime Meridian

Maps that represent "general information" about a place.

Political maps represent:

Isoline maps are best described as maps that display:

Relative location is where something is in ________ to other things.

Model that states that interactions will decrease as distance between two points increases.

The study of spatial characteristics of the physical environment

This is any kind of data that can be measured/recorded using numbers.

Absolute location:

Interconnected nodes, such as cities that are linked together:

Much of our APHUG studies center around:

How two locations are linked by roads, rails, rivers, etc.

Location & distance, direction & orientation, and patterns & interconnection all make up:

Spatial characteristics of of anything that can be connected back to people & their activities

Road maps represent:

This determines calendar dates and changes as it extends along national boundaries:

This type of map provides information on varying levels of elevation:

Four-Level Analysis is utilized to study:

A graphic display of countries , states, etc. that link size to a specific statistical data point:

Framework used to study geographical data, including maps:

Interviews, photography, and remote satellite imaging are among the types of information referred to as: